Land Securities Group plc, trading as Landsec, is the largest commercial property development and investment company in the United Kingdom. The firm became a real estate investment trust (REIT) when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007.[2] It is headquartered in London, England, and traded on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.[3]
History
The company traces its origins to 1944, when its founder Harold Samuel purchased Land Securities Investment Trust Limited, which owned three houses in Kensington and some government stock.[4] Further acquisitions followed shortly afterwards and from 1947 the company concentrated on commercial property.[4]